smirch

  • 21smirch his fair name — ruin his reputation, give him a bad reputation …

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  • 22be|smirch´er — be|smirch «bih SMURCH», transitive verb. 1. to make dirty; soil. 2. Figurative. to sully; dim the luster of: »His dishonesty has besmirched his family s good name. –be|smirch´er, noun …

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  • 23be|smirch — «bih SMURCH», transitive verb. 1. to make dirty; soil. 2. Figurative. to sully; dim the luster of: »His dishonesty has besmirched his family s good name. –be|smirch´er, noun …

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  • 24be·smirch — …

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  • 25smudge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. soot, grime, dirt, blotch, smear, blot, smutch; smolder. v. soil, smear, mark, daub, dirty; stain, blacken. See heat, uncleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. smirch, spot, soiled spot; see blemish . III… …

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  • 26smear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. [be]daub, besmirch, smudge; grease, anoint, defame; slander; soil, sully. See covering. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. distortion, slander, put up job*; see deception 1 , lie 1 , trick 1 . v. 1. [To… …

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  • 27stain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. color, dye, dyestuff; discoloration; blotch, blot, smear, smudge; blemish, tarnish; stigma, taint, brand. See uncleanness, disrepute. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. blot, smirch, blemish, spot, mottle,… …

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  • 28Tassels in the Air — Infobox Film name = Tassels in the Air caption = director = Charley Chase writer = Al Giebler Elwood Ullman starring = Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Vernon Dent Symona Boniface Bess Flowers Bud Jamison Victor Travers Leo White cinematography …

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  • 29Besmirch — Be*smirch , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besmirched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besmirching}.] To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 30Besmirched — Besmirch Be*smirch , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besmirched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besmirching}.] To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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